2/1/21

It's Monday.  Unique date.  2121.  Today is my first day to be on Medicare.  Whoopee.  New deductible to satisfy.  Again, whoopee.  David and I were feeling kinda crappy yesterday from our COVID shots on Saturday.  Our arms are still sore today, but nothing like yesterday.  One source said we would have our immunity in 10 days, another said 2 weeks, and yet another said 3 weeks.  I love how they can just narrow this down so well.  

I now have a seroma.  Yeah, I didn't know what it was either - don't feel bad.  I'm swelling up like a water balloon.  If it continues to grow, they will drain the fluid.  I was just thinking how much I miss having needles stuck in my boob....  Let's hope it goes down on it's own.

I have some appointments coming up soon.  Physical Therapy will be calling to schedule visits.  I go in Friday to the cancer center to 'Chemo Class'.  It's 40 minutes long.  I guess they couldn't just tell me about it at my oncology appointment this morning - they must think I'm a slow learner.  Probably not far off.....  I hope I don't have to be excused to go pee - remember, I can't raise my arm that high to ask for permission.

I will have outpatient surgery on Monday at ETMC at 10:30 a.m.  I'll be there about 7 hours.  David will take me and then come home, because they won't let him in.  Again.  They'll call him when I'm in Recovery and he can head back up there to pick me up.  I will have general anesthesia and my port will be put in at that time.  I'm scheduled for my first round of chemo on Tuesday, the day after that, so I'm not sure if I'm supposed to keep that appointment yet, or not.

I was told today - again - that these first 2 months of chemo will be difficult.  I will go every other week for 2 months and then every week for the following 4 months.  I'm getting 2 different cocktails in the first portion of this journey and I will learn more in 'Chemo Class'.  Today, I was told to expect to lose some fingernails and toenails.  Really?!?  The poison they're going to put in me must be pretty intense.  I keep getting these little 'surprises' every time I see a doctor.  So, not only am I going to save a bundle on haircuts for the next 9+ months, I will also be saving money on manicures and pedicures (if I ever really went to begin with).  Bone and joint pain will probably become an issue, too, they said.  Oh, joy.  I can hardly wait to begin this next adventure!

They did prescribe some pain medicine for me today.  Regular ol' Tylenol just wasn't cutting it.  I was getting very tired of being very tired of being in pain.  It's exhausting.  My blood pressure went up 40 points this week and they're contributing that to the pain.  Maybe I can sleep tonight!  That would be divine.  I take a nap almost every afternoon - just can't stay awake.  And this new medication is supposed to make me sleepy...... and I just took my first dose.  g' nite.

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  1. KCFebruary 2, 2021 at 12:48 PM

    Hope all goes well and your classes aren't too hard.. hope no essays or tests required! You and I both started Medicare (YAY????) even tho you are so much older than me. Rest up and hi to Dave.

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